November, 2015

• 21 November

  The Solar Revolution: What’s the next step?

  

  When you see the greater good and are ready to do something to achieve that greater good, you have won half the battle of life. Most people are usually stuck between the aspect of working for themselves and never quite get to the concept of a greater good. Last Sunday, Agora …
• 20 November

  State in Focus: Is Gujarat the Pioneer of Solar Energy in India?

  

  Due to the not-so-recent developments in solar energy in the State, Gujarat has seen quite a boom as it rushes towards newer avenues and achievements with regards to solar energy. But, this was not always so, as the initial rates of PPA or Power Purchase Agreement was a mere Rs. …
• 19 November

  The Nature of Terrorism: The War Within

  

  Terrorism is not something which has been naturally programmed into any human being. The violent act to create fear or become a terrorist is driven by a variety of motives. It is not innate or impulsive, no human is internally wired to do so. Although, this tendency in certain individuals …
• 19 November

  Learning from Nature: Harnessing Solar Energy through Bio-mimicry

  

  The statement “nature has all the answers” cannot be truer. Other than just looking at the myriad things that nature provides, the amount of learning that we can get by observing the immense diversity in nature is unmatched as compared to any other sources of inspiration. Nature can in turn …
• 18 November

  The Beginnings: The Ancient Cradles of Terrorism

  

  In order to understand terrorism as a concept, it sometimes becomes important to turn your head away from modern mainstream media and look into the annals of history for information. Firstly, let’s face it, terrorism is not a new concept and can definitely not be attributed as a creation of …
• 18 November

  The Future of Solar Energy: How far have we come from solar cookers?

  

  We have all read in our environmental science textbooks about how solar cookers and solar heaters are like some of the most craziest innovations in the realm of solar energy and usage. Most of us, at that time, used to babble out about these inventions like solar-powered robots ourselves and …
• 17 November

  Terrorism: Is the Root of Evil Within Us or Beyond Us

  

  This line that you are going to read is going to take you by shock, owing to the fact that you may have come to this article in order to gain some views or insights into the ISIS situation that is going on in the world today. But, what if …
• 17 November

  The Future of our Planet is in the Sun

  

  Do you want to look into the future? Well, all you have to do is look to the sky at the shining, bright orb that we call the sun. The sun is the future because there are actually very few things holding us back from utilizing its inherent potential and …
• 16 November

  A Light in the Darkness: Harnessing the Power of the Sun

  

  Agora (or Sundays @ THC) is an opportunity for all of us to use the platform to discuss some of the most intricate aspects of the world around us and strive to take responsibility to understand and channelize the same for the betterment of society. This time, at Agora 3.0, …
• 15 November

  5 movie moments that can induce Psychedelia

  

  We’ve all been there, wondering what the ‘Hoo-ah!’ just happened… All of us have been hit with movie moments that turned us into an epiphanic Homer We want to focus on the moments in movies with a psychedelic bent…visuals that melt and mingle with explosions of colors…sounds that touch us …